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1
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What are the common organisms of community acquired pneumonia?

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Streptococcus pneumoniae (gram pos), H.influenzae (gram neg coccobacillus), mycoplasmum pneumoniae (rod, acid fast stain)

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What is a common cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised patients?

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pneumocystitis jiroveci

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Whats the treatment for s.pneumoniae?

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amoxicillin

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What is the treatment for m.pneumoniae?

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erythromycin

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what’s the tx for chlamydia pneumoniae?

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erythromycin

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what is the tx for legionella spp.?

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clarithromycin

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What is the difference between restrictive and obstruction lung disease?

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  • FEV1/FVC = <0.7 in obstructive
  • obstructive: airway related
  • restrictive: parenchyma and pleura related
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What is the pattern in flow loop seen in asthma and other obstructive diseases?

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scalloping

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9
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What gene mutation causes A1A1 deficiency?

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SERPEINA 1

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What is a A-A gradient and what is it useful for?

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alveolar-arterial gradient. Can help narrow down causes of hypoxia.

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What are the causes of type 1 resp failure? (there are 3 categories)

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  1. low O2 delievery (eg, altitude: high altitude pulmonary oedema)
  2. gas exchange/diffusion limitation (ILD and asbestosis)
  3. ventilation/perfusion mismatching (pneumonia, PE, pulmonary HTN)
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What are the causes of type 2 resp failure?

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  1. obstruction (asthma and COPD)

2. alevolar hypotension (emphysema, MND, mscular weakness, reduced medulla resp drive, obesity)

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13
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What is acute coryza? what virus causes it?

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Permanent dilation of airways. caused by rhinovirus

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14
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What is the Geneva score used for?

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Predicting the probability of PE

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What is the difference in treatment of haemodynamically stable and unstable PE patients?

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  • Stable: apixaban with CTPA (CT pulmonary angiogram)

- instable: alteplase

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16
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What are the varying underlying pathology of the two types of COPD?

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  • Pink puffer: emphysema. Hyperventilation prevents hypoxia
  • Blue bloaters: chronic bronchitis. Respond to increased obstructions by decreasing ventilation and increasing cardiac output. :eads to hypoxia
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What is the aetiology of TB?

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mycobacterium tuberculosis

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18
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How is TB Dx?

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Latent: Mantoux test.
Active/miliary: CXR- pleural effusion. Patchy/nodular shadows. Sputum smear for acid fast bacilli. NAAT (PCR) can detect drug resistance

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19
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How is TB treated?

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4 for 2 and then 2 for 4 (6 months)

isonizid, rifampricin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol

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20
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What cells are involved in asthma?

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Eosinophils, IgE produced. Hypersensitvity reaction

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21
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What is the treatment cascade for asthma?

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SABA (B2 agonist) –> corticosteroids –> LABA –> increased dose of corticosteroids –> prednisolone –> hospital

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22
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What sPO2 defines asthma as life threatening?

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<92%

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23
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What are the different PEFRs for asthma classes?

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  • uncontrolled: >50%
  • severe: 35-50%
  • life threatening: <33%
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24
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Where is most affected with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?

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periphery and base. This is where crackles will be heard

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25
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What is the pathophysiology of IPF?

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patchy fibrosis of interstitium, minimal or absent inflammation. Fibroblasts resistant to apoptosis. Proliferate and form fibroblastic foci. Thickened tissue: less gas exchange in lungs. Leads to honey comb lungs

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26
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What is the tx for IPF?

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  • pirfenidone (reduces fibroblast damage)

- nintedanib (inhibits tyrosine kinase). Neither cure, but reduce FVC rate of decline

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27
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What is extrinsic allergic alveolitis?

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Form of ILD. Inflammatory type III hypersensitivity reaction. IgG deposits in the lung

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28
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What lung cancer is most strongly associated with asbestos?

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Non small cell adenoma and mesothelioma

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What lung cancer is most common in non smokers?

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Non small cell adenoma –> adenocarcinoma

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30
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what is the gold standard dx for mesothelioma?

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pleural biopsy

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31
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What’s the difference between transudate and exudate in pleural effusion?

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  • transudate: <30g/L of protein. Due to change in systemic conditions (increased hydrostatic or decreased osmotic)
  • exudate: >30g/l of protein. Due to cellular elements that ooze out of blood vessels due to inflammation or local damage. increased permeability of pleural surface and capillaries due to inflammation
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32
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What are the causes of a transudate pleural effusion?

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heart failure, cirrhosis, hypoalbuminaemia

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33
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What are the causes of exudate pleural effusion?

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cancer, pneumonia, autoimmune conditions, post cardiac surgery Dressler syndrome

34
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What is sarcoidosis?

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multisystem chronic inflammatory condition. Formation of non caseating epitheliod granulomata (aggregation of macrophages as a result of inflammation). Form of ILD. Normally an incidental finding.

35
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What is CURB 65:

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  • used for scoring severity of pneumonia:
    1. confusion
    2. urea (>7mmol/L)
    3. resp rate (>30/min)
    4. BP <90/60 mmHg
36
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What is antigenic drift?

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gene mutation leading to flu being able to reinfect people every year

37
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what is antigenic shift?

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2 strains of flu combining to form a new strain

38
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in portal hypertension, what are the investigations and findings?

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  • CXR: enlarged pulmonary arteries

- ECG: ventricular hypertrophy

39
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what antibodies are cirulating in Good Pasture’s syndrome?

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against the basement membrane of both the glomerulus and lung. Thus can also cause AKI injury due to nephritic syndrome.

40
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What is the commonest cause of infective exacerbation of COPD?

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haemophilus influenza

41
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What is the 1st line investigation in a COPD flare up?

42
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What asthma tx can be associated with a fine tremor?

43
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What do each of the CURB 65 scores indicate

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  • 1 or 0: treat as outpatient
  • 2: inpatient
  • 3: inpatient ICU
44
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What can cause polycythaemia? What other compx ca this aetiology have?

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prolonged hypoxia. This can also lead to pulmonary hypertension (due to reactive pulmonary vasoconstriction)

45
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What causes early onset COPD, with no smoking?

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A1AT deficiency

46
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What two systems have symptoms in A1AT def?

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liver and lungs

47
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What are the following a typical presentation of?Dry cough, dyspnoea, bibasal crackles

48
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What is the gold standard dx for IPF? what is shown?

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High res CT. ground glass apperance

49
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What is the dx for EAA?

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bronchoalveolar lavage. show increased mast cells, and evidence of type III hypersensitivity reaction

50
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What acronym is associated with granulomatosis w/ polyangitiis?

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ELK! these are the areas affected. ENT, lung, kidney

51
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How is good pastures diagnosed?

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lung and kidney biopsy

52
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What ICS is used in asthma?

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beclametasone.

53
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what LTRA is used in asthma? When must it be taken?

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montelukast. Must be taken at night

54
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What LABA is used in asthma?

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salmeletrol

55
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What LAMA is used in asthma?

56
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How do you diagnose TB (like which stain, etc)

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Acid fast bacilli will stain red/pink w/ Ziehl Neelsen stain

57
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What triad is typical of TB?

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weightloss, low grade fever, night sweats

58
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How does TB appear on a xray?

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fibronodular opacities on upper nodes

59
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What are the side effects of each of the TB Abx?

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R: rifampicin: red urine
I: isoniazid: neuropathy
P: gout/ hepatitis
E: ethambutol: optic issues

60
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how can you quickly differentiate pneumonia from TB?

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far shorter Hx!

61
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What is the characteristic symptom of s.pneumoniae?

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rusty red sputum

62
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What is the wells score?

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Severity of PE

63
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How long does a patient need to take thrombolytic medication after event?

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  • provoked: 3 months

- unprovoked: >3 months

64
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What causes pulmonary hypertension?

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anything that increases pulmonary vascular resistance or pulmonary blood flow

65
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What can be heard with pulmonary HTN?

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tricuspid regurg murmur

66
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What is diagnostic for pulmonary HTN?

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right heart catheterisation

67
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What size of pneumothorax is the point where needle aspiration occurs? What other factor affects tx?

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  • 2cm

- always needle aspitation if short of breath

68
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What does the trachea do in pneumothorax?

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deviates to the opposite side

69
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What size, gender and age are most likely to have a spontatenous pneumothorax?

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young, male, low BMI

70
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What is the most common lung cancer?

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squamous cell carcinoma

71
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What is the best treatment for penicillin allergic severe pneumonia?

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levofloxacin

72
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Where should a large bore be inserted in a tension pneumothorax?

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2nd IC space, midclavicular line

73
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What is a mneomnic for remember the criteria for life threatening asthma?

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33 92 CHEST

  • 33: PEFR <33%
  • 92: pulse oximetry below 92%
  • cyanosis
  • H: hypotension
  • E: exhausation
  • S: silent chest
  • tachycardia
74
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What is classic presentation of epiglottitis, and what is a common cause (and why has incidence decreased)

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  • fever, upright sitting position and drooling

- caused by haemophilus influenza. Decreased due to vaccination

75
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What bacteria can be detected via a urine test?

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Legionella.

76
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What is a common ECG presentation of PE

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sinus tachycardia

77
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What is a key finding with sarcoidosis?

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hypercalcaemia

78
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What condition presents with tramline opacities and ring shadows on CXR?

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bronchiectasis

79
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What are the classic signs and symptoms of granulomatous with polyangiitis?

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  • Classic sign on exams: saddle shaped nose
  • Epistaxis
  • Crusty nasal/ ear secretions 🡪 hearing loss
  • Sinusitis
  • Cough, wheeze, haemoptysis
80
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What is the action of ipratropium and atropine?

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  • muscarinic ACh receptor antagonist

- also acts as a bronchodilator

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